de tomballons

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • a tomballons

Etymology

From tomballó.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [də tum.bəˈʎons]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [də tom.bəˈʎons]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [de tom.baˈʎons]

Adverb

de tomballons

  1. tumbling, head over heels
    Synonym: tomballant
    anar de tomballons ― to go end over end
  2. (figurative) pear-shaped, awry
    El seu matrimoni anava de tomballons. ― Their marriage went to pieces.

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